FuelMeister ?

Chief78CJ7

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Has anyone played with these?

You gotta log some miles to pay for the $3k or $4k price tag, but ya know.. I could have borrowed $3k more when I bought my 03 PSD and bought one. Hell.. could have sold some Biddiesel to buddies I guess.

So.. has anyone else done this?

Fuel Miester
http://www.cascadebiodiesel.com/products.html
 

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From what I read the consensus is dont get that one. Here is a quote from someone that had it that I found somewhere:

"Hi Folks,
Since my last post I have made about 5 more batches. I am less enthusiastic about the Fuelmeister. It takes considerable practice and technique to make it work well. The main issues are 2: 1) it is difficult to get the methanol and lye to mix completely in the mix tank. It can be done, but there needs to be more detail in the instructions to make it clear. A Fuelmeister representative at an energy fair told me it helps to pound the top of the tank to get it to mix. He's right, but this is not indicative of an "industrial grade" quality processor as they advertise it to be. 2) When emptying the mixing tank into the larger tank, it is difficult to get the small tank to empty completely. With 2 gallons left the oil in the big tank tends to start backing up into the smaller tank. That causes a big mess that I had to clean out by hand. Again, with proper technique, that problem has gotten better, but not completely solved. Customer service is excellent. When my mister assembly began leaking, I called Rudi and I had a new improved one within 24 hours. I think I've called 4 times with various problems, and he always takes time to help solve the problem. But overall, I think it's way overpriced. It's not junk, but it's not industrial grade either. When people see it in my garage, they typically say "so where's the $3000 worth of parts?" I feel that they should have perfected the machine before putting it out on the market. After paying $3000 I did not expect to be a beta tester for a machine that is not ready for prime time. The company is responsive, and they intend to make ongoing improvements, but that should have been done way before they started marketing it. If I wanted to fiddle and tinker, I would have made my own Appleseed processor for $200. From what I've learned in the last month, I think they work better too."

I have also heard questions of system safety.
 

Chief78CJ7

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ah yea.... in look at Bidodiesel, I saw that Appleseed setup. Of course it sounds great and easy enough to at least try it, right?

So I'm doing more reading and will probably try it.. I have enough room at my place for something like this too, so I'm good to go.. the wife is onboard, which makes projects much easier to get accomplished quickly.. (remember, time and money! )
 

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freedom fuel america states that their system produces bio deisel that can be put straight into the tank with no moddification to the truck. a buddy told me that theres moddification needed with some sorts of alternative fuels. either bio deisel or wvo. im not sure which but anyway. would i need to moddify my fuel system to use the fuel produced by an appleseed?
 

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I run BD from an appleseed type processor with no modifications required on our 7.3L Powerstroke but I cannot speak for the 6.0L enignes as they are much more sensitive to water/contaminants in the finished fuel.

So we know more about your truck enter the year,model & modifications done to it in your signiature for those details will help alot with answers you're seeking:sweet
 

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The primary modifiations are replacement of any old type rubber fuel lines with new fuel lines. The bio has a solvent effect and after time will eat through the old materials. Modern engines (roughly from about 95 or so and newer) use a different material that is not as susceptible to deterioration. I dont know the specifics so you would probably have to go into detailed reading on the site I linked to above to get details. For diesels, there is not any major change in order to run bio or wvo.
 

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added the stuff to my sig, thanks for all the info guys. so i can make biodeisel in an appleseed and just pump it straight into my tank more or less. ive heard the truck cant be started or shutoff on bio???? or is that something different?

sorry about all the newbie questions but im having a hard time with 11mpg@$2.70/gal. so i wanna start making bio asap and dont want any problems.
 

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